The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Mark Thompson, 49, of Ashland, was indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking offenses.

According to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that beginning in January to on or about April 25, in Luzerne County, Thompson conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

The indictment says that on April 8, Thompson distributed and possessed with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine.

The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Shenandoah Police Department, and the Schuylkill County District Attorney’s Office.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the resources of the Department of Justice.